Man found hanging in Boardman park pavilion

BOARDMAN — A township park employee made a disturbing discovery in a park pavilion Friday. The employee found a 34-year-old Canfield man at about 1:30 p.m., hanging in a pavilion near the Kids’ Town Playground — an apparent suicide. The employee called police.

Police said notes believed written by the man were found near the scene.

The man, whose identity wasn’t available Friday, worked as a Marine recruiter, police said.

2005 data indicates 1 out of 4 adults will suffer from a diagnosable/treatable mental illness in a given year. Every 18 sminutes someone in the United States commits suicide every 19 minutes someone is left to make sense of it all. Support your local National Alliance for Mental Illness organization. May peace find you my friend.

I hope there is a complete investigation, and that the police do not just assume suicide, even if there appears to be a suicide note. Murders have sometimes been disguised as suicides. My deepest sympathy to this man's family, and my prayers that his soul finds peace.